The Portland daily press., 1887-07-11
ExcoM MUNIcATEp.
Or. Edward Mcclynn Passed Beyond
the Pale Of the Church.

NEW YORK, July 9.-The following official
letter communicating DIR. McGlynn will be
read in all the Catholic churches today;
[oFFIcIAL.l
TO The Very Rererend Clergy and the Faith
fut Ldity Of the archdiocese Of Nelo York:
BE it known that on the 4th day Of May,
1887, the sacred congregation of the propa-
Glynn, late rector of St. Stephens church in
this city; that he had already rendered him
self liable to ecclesiastical censure by disO-
beying the positive command of the sover-
eign pontiff, given January IT, Wishing,
however, to deal leniently with him, the sa-
cred congregation refrained from iuflictlng
ceusure, and offering hima further opportu-
nifty to be heard la his own behalf, gave him
a final and peremptOry order to present him.
self in Rome within 40 days from the receipt
Of the letter containing such order, under
pain Of accommodation to be incuared 9TH
erwise, ipse facto and nOmenatiOn.
This letter duly delivered to Rev. DIR.
McGlynn, and as he allowed the days of
grace to to pass unheeded it became our sa d
duty to notify him that he had incurred by
his own act this penalty Of eXeommunica-
tion by name whereby he Is cut off from the
communion of the church, from its sacra-
m9nts and participation in its prayers, and
should he persevere in his cOntumacy, de-
prived of the right after death to Christian
burial.
1t has become also our duty to declare to
the clergy and laity Of our charge, which we
do by these letters, that the Rev. Edward
McGlynn is exc0mmunicated, nomination
with all the penalties attached to this CEN
sure by the commons of the church.
MICHAEB AUGUSTINE,
Archbishop Of New York
G. L. MCDONALD, Secretary.
New York, July s, 1887.
1t was expected that the accommodation
of Rev. DIR. McGlynn would be announced
today from the pulpits Of the several Catho-
lie churches throughout the diocese, but no
such announcement was made. A number
of parishioners of st. Stephens church. of
which McGlynn was pastor, said that il the
announcement of accommodation was
made they would rise and leave the church.
NEW YORK, July 10--The anti-poverty
meeting tonight was the largest held, many
persons being drawn, no doubt, in view of
the recent accommodation of DIR. Nc
Glynn. The Academy of Music was crammcd
and the management found it necessary to
hire Irving Hall directly opposite for an
overflow meeting. This too was packed and
hundreds were turned way unable to get ad-
mission. James I. Gahan, Of the Catholic
Cathedral presided at the Academy and
John Feeney over that at Irving Hall. As
DIR. McGlynn appeared at the former achoiT
composed of members of the DIR. McGlynn
church sang Marching to Freedom" to the
air of Marching Through Georgia" The
effect was electric. Cheer after cheer was
raised, and 4,CS0 persons sprang to their feet
enthusiastically. The applause was carried
to the crowds on the street, and thence to
Irving Hail.
Gahan, in his Introductory remarks, said
1--WE are here tonight to let Rome know that
in matters political not one jot of our al
leglance is rendered to any power or poten-
tate, but in its entirety is given to the laws
and constitution of the United States
(Cheers.) All OF you went to your several
churches this morning. In not one church
did any one dare stand up and read the de-
cree q Archbishop Corrigan." (Hisses and
DIR. McGlynn was received with tumultu.
GUS applause. In the course Of his speech
he said Our God is merciful as well as
wiss One. He willEneyer condemn any
being who follows the dictates of his con,
one. In obeying 1t he is forever obeying the
will God, as is dogma Of the Catholic faith
| and accOrdS to all Christian philosophy
and teaching. The man who goes
against his conscience sins against
the Holy Ghost and despite the
| power of any authority, even the Pope
IL man does or says ANYTHING in obedience
to that power, If in so doing he goes against
his conscience he sins. Even If high Ro.
man tribunal summons a man before then
for teaching the truth which.he knows to ex.
ist, and If that tribunal should condemn his
command him to retract them it is his duty
befare God to refuse to do so, Cheers pro-
longedD and if it was in its power, as it one
time was, but thank God no longer is, to i'm.
prison and martyr the truth on the persons
of those who have read Gods word in ma.
ture before they have been able to see it,
should they summon him and command him
TO retract under the penalty Of Imprisonment
or martyrdom it is his duty to resist, and ever
be burned alive at the stake rather than com
fIafar Isn1x
Ghost of declaring what his conscience be
lieved to be false"